Artemis safety net: NASA’s emergency escape for astronauts on a moon mission
NASA’s Launch Abort System uses a powerful top-mounted motor to yank the crew capsule away from a failing rocket, flip it for stable reentry, and deploy parachutes to save astronauts; tested in two major abort tests—Pad Abort-1 at White Sands and Ascent Abort-2 on a modified missile—by the Armstrong Flight Research Center, laying groundwork for Artemis II’s crewed lunar flight.